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Ali R will be Star of the Week this week starting on 3/3.

March is Reading month – The reading log and information went home on Friday. Students should read 20 minutes a day and color a shamrock for each day. They should return their reading log each Monday for a prize. Montessori K-5 will be reading the book Wonder and we will watch the movie at the end of the month, please sign the permission form on the reading log packet so they can join us in watching.

Ramadan Fasting – all students must have a permission slip if they intend to fast during Ramadan. It was sent home several weeks ago her is the link to the form.

ELA – This week we work on Unit 7 Week 2 – Spelling – Homophones, Grammar: Possessives, Punctuate Dialog.

For Math we are in Module 4 this week we will do lessons 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. Next week we will finish lesson 19 and take the District Common Math Assessment. This will cover Modules 3 and 4. I will send study guides for both modules to prepare.

Social Studies – We will be working on Geography.

Science – Environments and Survival Chapter 2.

Upcoming dates:

Tuesday, March 4th – Early Release 1:50 pm Dismissal

Thursday, March 6th- 8:45 am- PTA Mtg in STEM cafeteria

Sunday, March 9th- Daylight Savings Time- Spring Forward

March 10 and 17 Reading Logs due

Tuesday, March 11th – Early Release 1:50 pm Dismissal

Tuesday, March 18th – Early Release 1:50 pm Dismissal

Friday, March 21st- End of Marking Period 3.

March 21 – Field trip to Cranbrook

Monday, March 24th- Monday, March 31st: SPRING BREAK! NO SCHOOL

April 2 – Field trip to the Outdoor Adventure Center – permission slip will be sent soon.

April 4 – Field trip to the Henry Ford

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No school on Monday 2/17 – President’s day

Lulu will be Star of the Week this week starting on 2/18.

In School Dentist trip – We will be walking over to the Michael Berry Center on Wednesday at 9 am, to participate in activities put on by the dental students. We have done this for several years and the kids always have a lot of fun.

Field Trips – Please return the permission slips for our trip by Tuesday 2/18 to the Henry Ford museum on April 4. We are expecting 100% attendance to this all school field trip but if your child can not attend please send me a Class Dojo message or a note letting me know. We need to let the museum know how many are attending and pay by mid February. I have 2 more permission slips to send out for two more trips. See dates below. I will be sending out more permission slips this week.

Valentine’s day – Thank you to everyone for all the Valentine’s candies, gift cards and flowers. I felt very loved.

ELA – This week we continue Unit 6 with Unit 6 Week 3– Spelling – Ou as in how and out, Grammar- Standard English U6 W3 Spelling practice
Our essay on Edison vs. Bell should be complete. We will be editing them this week.

For Math we are starting Module 4 – we took Topic A quiz on Wednesday and did the retake on Friday. There will be a retake on Tuesday for students 4, 7 and 21. Please study the study guide. We will complete lessons 8, 9, 10, 11. M4 Topic A Study Guide M4 Topic A Study Guide Answers

We will take the M4 Topic B quiz on Thursday. Here is the Study Guide and Answers.

Social Studies – We will be working on Geography.

Science – Environments and Survival Chapter 1  We took our Science Test on Friday.  Students will be given a chance for a retake on Tuesday. Please study with this study guide and answers.

Upcoming dates:

February 17 – No school – President’s day

February 25 – No school – Professional development day

March 21 – End of Marking period

March 21 – Field trip to Cranbrook – more information coming soon.

March 24-31 – No School – Spring Break

April 2 – Field trip to the Outdoor Adventure Center

April 4 – Field trip to the Henry Ford – Permission slip was sent on Thursday.

Lena is will continue to be Star of the Week this week. Lulu will start on 2/17

Field Trips – Please return the permission slips for our trip on April 4 to the Henry Ford museum. We need to let the museum know how many are attending and pay by mid February. I have 2 more permission slips to send out for two more trips. See dates below.

Valentine’s day – we will be passing Valentine’s cards and treats on Friday 2/14. Please make sure you have a card for each classmate. Please make sure they sign their name on each card and to their classmates name in the To section of each card. I will send a list of names on Class Dojo. Feel free to decorate a box or bag to serve as a mailbox to collect their valentine’s cards and treats.

ELA – This week we are on Unit 6 Week 2 – Spelling – Long oo, short oo, Grammar – Adjective and Adverbs. We are completing our essay on Edison vs. Bell.

For Math we are starting Module 4 – we should complete lessons 4,5 Topic A quiz on Wednesday and lesson 6, 7 8 , I will post the study guide as soon as I create it.

Social Studies – We will be working on Week 10

Science – Environments and Survival Chapter 1 Science Test – Students will have a science test this week. I will post a study guide and exact date as soon as I make it.

Upcoming dates:

February 17 – No school – President’s day

February 25 – No school – Professional development day

March 21 – End of Marking period

March 21 – Field trip to Cranbrook – more information coming soon.

March 24-31 – No School – Spring Break

April 2 – Field trip to the Outdoor Adventure Center

April 4 – Field trip to the Henry Ford – Permission slip was sent on Thursday.

Lena is our new star of the week starting on February 3rd (My birthday)

Valentine’s day – we will be passing Valentine’s cards and treats on Friday 2/14. Please make sure you have a card for each classmate. Please make sure they sign their name on each card and to their classmates name in the To section of each card. I will send a list of names on Class Dojo. Feel free to decorate a box or bag to serve as a mailbox to collect their valentine’s cards and treats.

Students will need to study for their Social studies Make up test – review the  Social studies study guide with the students and have students redo their test if they didn’t get 100%.

Review the math study guide – Have students who didn’t pass the test retake it. M3 Assessment Study Guide

M3 Assessment Study Guide Answers

This week we are on Unit 6 Week 1 – Spelling – Irregular Plurals, Grammar – Irregular Plural Nouns – U6 W1 Spelling practice

For Math we are starting Module 4 – we should complete lessons 1-5, if we get to all these lessons this week we will take the Topic A test on Monday. I will post the study guide as soon as I create it.

Social Studies – We will be working on Week 10 – Location and take a quiz on Friday.

Science – Environments and Survival

Upcoming dates:

February 17 – No school – President’s day

February 25 – No school – Professional development day

March 21 – End of Marking period

March 21 – Field trip to Cranbrook – more information coming soon.

March 24-31 – No School – Spring Break

April 2 – Field trip to the Outdoor Adventure Center

April 4 – Field trip to the Henry Ford – Permission slip was sent on Thursday.

Hello Families!

We are excited to announce we are having a Buddy Classroom field trip. Montessori classrooms and lower elementary special education classrooms will be visiting The Henry Ford Museum on Friday, April 4th.

A few notes:

*All paperwork is coming home in your child’s folder today!

*All Kindergarten/1st graders will need an adult chaperone. 

*Students will come to school then ride the bus to the museum. All chaperones will meet us at the museum. 

*No siblings allowed. 

*All paperwork and money is Due on Friday, February 21st. 

(firm deadline– we need to give numbers to them and get a check before spring break and that takes a few weeks).

Star of the Week – Latifeh will continue as Star of the Week. Lena will begin on 2/3.

Field Trip – The upper elementary has planned a field trip for January 31st. It is a STEM Roller Skating trip. If you haven’t turned in your permission slip yet, please bring it on Monday. Chaperones are welcome, no siblings. Chaperones should check in at the office and meet in the cafeteria. We will be taking a bus.

Academics-

Unit 5 Week 3– Spelling – Inflectional endings -ed, ing, Grammar – Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences U5 W3 Spelling Practice Please help your child practice their spelling words each week. You don’t not have to turn in spelling homework, but they should be practicing to do well on their test each Friday.

Reading Logs – these will now be part of the report card grade. They should be completed neatly, with a title and author (proper capitalization). Don’t read the same book all week, and don’t repeat the same books week after week. Parent signature required.

Math – Module 3 Lesson 23, 24, 25. Module 3 study guide Wednesday, test Thursday. Here is the M3 Assessment Study Guide. M3 Assessment Study Guide Answers.

Science – Environments and survival

Social Studies – 5 Themes of Geography

i-Ready – Please continue to practice i-Ready everyday at home.

This week, the WIDA testing begins for all students who speak another language at home.

Star of the Week – Adam continues as star of the week. Latifeh will begin being star of the week on 1/20.

Reminder – No school on Monday, January 20th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Field Trip – The upper elementary has planned a field trip for January 31st. It is a STEM Roller Skating trip. Permission slip will be coming home this week. Chaperones are welcome, no siblings. We will be taking a bus.

Report cards went home Friday

Academics-

ELA – Unit 5 Week 2 – Spelling – Vowel -r Syllables, Grammar – Subordinating Conjunctions U5 W2 Spelling Practice Please help your child practice their spelling words each week. You don’t not have to turn in spelling homework, but they should be practicing to do well on their test each Friday.

Reading Logs – these will now be part of the report card grade. They should be completed neatly, with a title and author (proper capitalization). Don’t read the same book all week, and don’t repeat the same books week after week. Parent signature required.

Math – Module 3 Lesson 17, 18, 19 Topic C quiz and Lesson 20 on Thursday, Lesson 21 on Friday. Here is the Study Guide for the Topic C quiz. Answers

Science – Environments and survival

Social Studies – 5 Themes of Geography

i-Ready – Please practice i-Ready everyday at home to prepare for the upcoming assessment. I will be sending the dates soon.

Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed your holiday break. I enjoyed relaxing and spending time with my family. Both my daughters were able to visit for Christmas!

Star of the Week – Adam starting Monday 1/6 Here is the link to the Star of the Week information. His week will continue to the next week since we don’t have a full week and Latifeh will begin on 1/21.

1/2 day Reminder –

i-Ready – Congratulation! We had lots more children who worked on i-Ready this week! Amira, Anesa, Elena, Lily, Latifeh, Lena, Ali R, Mia, Hamza and Celia will all get prizes on Monday. They are doing a great job of preparing for the upcoming i-Ready assessment. I will let you know the dates of the test soon.

ELA- We will begin Unit 5 in Benchmark call Advancements in Technology. Here is the Spelling words and grammar pamphlet. Unit 5 Week 1 – Spelling – Vowel Consonant E Syllables, Grammar – Coordinating Conjunctions Spelling practice

Math We will continue Module 3 Topic B Multiplication and Division Concepts with an Emphasis on the Unit of 7. Lessons 13, 14, 15, 16. There will be not math homework on Monday since it is a 1/2 day.

Social Studies –Geography – Map Skills

Science – Environments and Survival

On Friday we will have an all school sing along! We unfortunately do not have enough room to invite parents to this so we will be live streaming some parts of it on our schools Instagram page! You must be a follower of @howemontessoriandsped to see us go live and watch the video! We will stream a couple parts throughout the hour sing along. Reminder that this is not a concert …. this is simply a fun sing along to end our week and get us excited for holiday break. Special thanks to Mrs. Reed for planning and preparing the students.

Remember to send your child in holiday pjs on Friday so we can all match at the sing along.

VERY IMPORTANT—- The first day back in January- Monday the 6th is a HALF DAY with 11:30 am dismissal! Please make note of this!

Star of the Week is Layana this week

Monday last day to turn in completed candy grams.

Winter Party – We will be having a winter party on 12/20. We will be decorating winter cookies. It would be great if the cookies were a winter shape like snowman, snowflake or snowball (no holiday shapes please). The student were hoping for hot chocolate from some place like Tim Horton’s. Here is a list of the supplies the students decided on in our class meeting. Students would like to have popcorn to eat while we watch a winter movie. If anyone would like to share a winter movie with the class it should be rated G. We want a movie about winter NOT a holiday movie so that everyone can participate.

ELA – We will be doing a reading log this week. However, we will not be beginning our next Benchmark Unit until after break. No new spelling, Grammar and Spelling pamphlet and no new Benchmark magazine this week.

Math – Lesson 10, 11, 12 Topic B quiz on Thursday. Here is the study guide if you would like to practice at home.

Social Studies – Map Skills week 8 – study online for quiz on Tuesday.